Combined razor and stropper.



R. A. WITTL.

COMBINED RAZOR AND STROPPBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2'1, 1912.v RENEWED AUG. 14, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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COMBINED RAZOR AND STROPPER.

- Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 17, 19141.

Application filed May 27, 1912, Serial 110. 699,988. Renewed August 14,1913. Serial No. 784,826.

. To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RA1 MOND A. Wrr'rL, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combined Razors and Stro-ppers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined razor and stropping machine, and theobject is to provide a device of this character which will be simple ofconstruction and efficient in operation. l r

. The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyindrawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure l is a side elevation of a combined razor and stropping devicebuilt in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is an elevation of thesame looking toward the edge of the blade in 'Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is asection of the device taken on line 33 in Fig. 1.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawingcomprises a handle 4, which is of ordinary construction, and a tang 5pivoted to the handle 4 in the usual manner. A spindle 6 is rigidlysecured in the end portion of the tang 5 and a substantially C-shapedclamp or blade holder 7 pivoted at its end portionson said spindle 6 ina manner to rotate on said spindle. A looking clamp 8 is pivoted on thetang 5, as at 9, and is substantially U-shaped in cross section toengage three sides of the end of said tang and the end of said C-shapedblade holder and is provided with a notch 10 adapted to engage the sidesof the C-shaped blade holder 7 to lock such C-shaped blade holder onthespindle 6 to prevent it from rotating on its spindle.

A bevel gear 11 is secured on the end portion of the blade holder 7 asindicated in Figs. 2 and 3, to rotate with said blade holder. A roller,v12 is journaled on the spindle 6 and a bevel gear 13 is secured to saidroller to rotate therewith. A hub 14 is rigidly secured to the spindle 6and a bevel gear 15 journaled on such hub by means of a stud 16 in amanner to mesh the bevel gear 15 with the bevel gears 11 and 13 so thatthe rotation of the roller in one direction will 7 is substantiallywedged-shaped throughout the length of its blade engaging surface sothat the movement longitudinally of the lock 18 will cause the sides ofthe blade holder 7 to firmly bind the blade therebetween. A catch 19 isformed on the inner side of the blade holder 7 in the path of the lock18 to limit the longitudinal movement of such lock on the blade holder.

A safety shield 20 of resilient material, preferably of sheet metal, isformed in substantially the shape indicated in Figs. 1 and 3 and held inposition on the device by means of its' resiliency. Such shield isprovided with the ordinary safety tongues 21 to protect the cutting edgeof the razor in use.

When the device is to be used for stropping the blade, the safety shield20 is removed from the device and the lock 8 turned to its dotted lineposition in Fig. 1, and the device drawn across the hone, strop or othersharpening device in the usual manner, so that it is not necessary toturn the handle at the end of each stroke. The roller 12 causes theblade holder to be revolved on the spindle 6 to always drag the bladebehind'the roller in moving the device in both directions on suchsharpening device. In moving the device, in the direction of the arrow22, Fig. 1, the blade would be drawn behind the roller as in the sameposition, as shown in said figure, and in moving the device in thedirection indicated by the arrow 23, the roller would begin to turn, andby means of the bevel gear connection, would rotate the blade holder 7on the spindle 6 in substantially one hundred and eighty degrees and therazor would be drawn behind the roller. The roller, in either case,would only rotate until the blade contacted the sharpening surface andwould then become locked and drag. I

When the device is to be used as a razor the shield may or may not beused, as desired, and the lock 8 placed in its full line position, asindicated in Figs. 1 and 2 to prevent the blade holder from revolving onthe spindle 6 and the razor used in the usual manner.

ing from the spirit of the invention. I,

therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofconstruction set forth, but

desire to avail myself of such variationsand modifications as comewithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: y

1. A device of the kind described comprising a tang; a blade holderjournaled on said tang; a roller journaledon said tang and connectedwith said blade holder to cause rotation thereof; a lock on said tangadapted to engage said blade holder to arrest rotation thereof to enablethe device to be used for shaving, substantially as described.

2. A device of the kind described comprising a tang; a spindle on saidtang; a slitted substantially C-shaped blade holder pivotally mounted onsaid spindle; a roller journaled on said spindle between the pivotalends of said blade holder; bevel gears connecting said blade holder andsaid roller; and a lock pivoted on said tang for arresting the rotationof said blade holder on said spindle to enable the same to be used forshaving, substantially as described.

3. A device of the kind described comprising a tang; a spindle on saidtang; a slitted substantially C-shaped blade liolder pivotally mountedon said spindle, said blade holder being longitudinally wedged shaped; aroller journaled on said spindle between the pivotal ends of said bladeholder; bevel gears connecting said blade holder and said roller, ablade in the slit of said blade holder; a clamp mounted for slidinglongitudinally on said blade holder to lock said blade therein; and alock pivoted on said tang for arresting the rotation of said bladeholder on said spindle to enable the same to be used for shaving,substantially as described. I

4. A. device of the kind described comprising a tang; a spindle on saidtang; a blade holder journaled on said spindle; a roller journaled onsaid spindle between the end portions of said blade holder; bevel gearsconnecting said blade holder and said roller; a lock on said tangadapted to arrest .the rotation of said blade holder on said spindle toenable the same to be used for shaving, sub

stantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RAYMOND ALBERT WITTL.

Witnesses JOSHUA R. H. Po'r'rs, JANET E. FARRELL.

